The American Civil Liberties Union submitted FOIA requests to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury for records concerning new religious exemptions that would allow discrimination against LGBT individuals, women, religious minorities, people seeking reproductive healthcare, and children who receive services from federally-funded programs. The ACLU also requested a fee waiver. After hearing nothing further from any of the agencies, the ACLU filed suit.Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Attorney's fees

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Department of Labor, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Department of Labor. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 07/20/2017)

2017-07-20

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REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Department of the Treasury, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Department of the Treasury. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 07/20/2017)

2017-07-21

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Joshua Abraham Block to RE-FILE Document No. 2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): only the Civil Cover Sheet should be filed under the event Civil Cover Sheet with no attachments;. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated June 2017. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated June 2017 is located at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/civil-cover-sheet.. (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Joshua Abraham Block. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: American Civil Liberties Union, Department of Health & Human Services. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party role was entered incorrectly; party name entered incorrectly, address shown on docket. (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

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ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

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ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

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ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Department of Labor, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

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ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Department of the Treasury, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge George B. Daniels. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/District . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf_filing.php . (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: http://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms.php . (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

Case Designated ECF. (rch) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-21

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CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 07/21/2017)

2017-07-24

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INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Conference set for 10/3/2017 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 11A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge George B. Daniels, as further set forth in this order. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 7/24/2017) (jwh) (Entered: 07/24/2017)

2017-08-01

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SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Department of Justice served on 7/31/2017, answer due 8/21/2017. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 08/01/2017)

2017-08-01

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SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Department of Health and Human Services served on 7/31/2017, answer due 8/21/2017. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 08/01/2017)

2017-08-01

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SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Department of Labor served on 7/28/2017, answer due 8/18/2017. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 08/01/2017)

2017-08-01

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SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Department of the Treasury served on 7/31/2017, answer due 8/21/2017. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by American Civil Liberties Union. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 08/01/2017)

2017-08-17

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LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, and to adjourn the October 3, 2017 initial conference addressed to Judge George B. Daniels from AUSA Michael J. Byars dated August 17, 2017. Document filed by Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury.(Byars, Michael) (Entered: 08/17/2017)

2017-08-22

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ORDER granting 18 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer: SO ORDERED. The conference is adjourned to November 7, 2017 at 9:30. (Department of Health and Human Services answer due 9/20/2017; Department of Justice answer due 9/20/2017; Department of Labor answer due 9/20/2017; Department of the Treasury answer due 9/20/2017.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 8/22/2017) (jwh) (Entered: 08/22/2017)

ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial (includes scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement), Settlement, and Dispositive Motion (i.e., motion requiring a Report and Recommendation: All such motions). Referred to Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 8/22/2017) (jwh) (Entered: 08/22/2017)

2017-08-24

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ORDER: In light of the referral of this action to Magistrate Judge Gorenstein, the conference currently scheduled for November 7, 2017 is adjourned to March 6, 2018 at 9:45 AM. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 8/24/2017) (jwh) (Entered: 08/24/2017)

SECOND LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to respond to the complaint addressed to Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein from AUSA Michael J. Byars dated September 15, 2017. Document filed by Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury.(Byars, Michael) (Entered: 09/15/2017)

ORDER granting 26 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. The initial case management conference is adjourned sine die. The parties shall report every 60 days as to the status of the matter by means of a jointly composed letter. The first such letter will be due January 2, 2018. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on 11/2/2017) (rj) (Entered: 11/02/2017)

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Joshua Abraham Block on behalf of All Plaintiffs. New Address: American Civil Liberties Union, 125 Broad Street, Floor 18, New York, New York, United States 10004, 212-549-2593. (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 02/02/2018)

MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 30 Letter. ENDORSEMENT: The conference is adjourned to May 8, 2018 at 9:45 a.m. (Initial Conference set for 5/8/2018 at 09:45 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 3/6/2018) (jwh) Modified on 5/10/2018 (jwh). (Entered: 03/06/2018)

MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 33 Letter. ENDORSEMENT: The conference is adjourned to July 24, 2018 at 9:45 a.m. (Initial Conference set for 7/24/2018 at 09:45 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 5/7/2018) (jwh) Modified on 5/10/2018 (jwh). (Entered: 05/07/2018)

MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 37 Letter. ENDORSEMENT: The initial conference is adjourned to October 2, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (Initial Conference set for 10/2/2018 at 09:30 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 7/19/2018) (jwh) (Entered: 08/07/2018)

LETTER addressed to Judge George B. Daniels from AUSA Michael J. Byars dated September 26, 2018 re: joint request to adjourn October 2 conference and to stay case through January 2, 2019. Document filed by Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury.(Byars, Michael) (Entered: 09/26/2018)

2018-09-27

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MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 40 Letter. ENDORSEMENT: The conference is adjourned to January 9, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (Initial Conference set for 1/9/2018 at 09:30 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 9/27/2018) (jwh) (Entered: 09/27/2018)

2018-09-27

Case Stayed (jwh) (Entered: 09/27/2018)

2018-12-27

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STANDING ORDER M10-468 The United States Attorney's Office shall notify the Court immediately upon the restoration of Department of Justice funding. (As further set forth in this Order.) (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 12/27/2018) (cf) (Entered: 01/07/2019)

2019-01-04

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LETTER addressed to Judge George B. Daniels from AUSA Michael J. Byars dated January 4, 2019 re: joint request to adjourn January 9 conference and to stay case through March 4, 2019. Document filed by Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury.(Byars, Michael) (Entered: 01/04/2019)

2019-01-07

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MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 42 Letter, filed by Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services. ENDORSEMENT: The conference is adjourned to March 27, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. SO ORDERED. (Initial Conference set for 3/27/2019 at 09:30 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 1/7/2019) (jca) (Entered: 01/07/2019)

2019-03-20

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LETTER addressed to Judge George B. Daniels from AUSA Michael J. Byars dated March 20, 2019 re: joint request to adjourn March 27 conference and to extend stay. Document filed by Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury.(Byars, Michael) (Entered: 03/20/2019)

2019-03-20

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MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 45 Letter. ENDORSEMENT: The conference is adjourned to May 1, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. (Initial Conference set for 5/1/2019 at 09:30 AM before Judge George B. Daniels.) (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 3/20/2019) (jwh) (Entered: 03/21/2019)

STIPULATION AND ORDER: NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 1. Pursuant to Rule 41 (a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this action is hereby dismissed with prejudice and without costs or fees. SO ORDERED., Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice terminated. (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 5/1/2019) (rj) (Entered: 05/02/2019)